From her tiny Three Star Owl studio in south Scottsdale Arizona, Allison Shock creates idiosyncratic clay work inspired by the natural world, particularly the Sonoran Desert where she lives. Ranging from sculptural effigy pieces to “Beastieware” for your table, textured like scales, fur, or feathers, with tails for handles and paws for feet, all of Allison’s work is made using traditional and low-tech methods, mostly without a potter's wheel.

"If your dinnerware looks like it might jump off the table or bite, then I've done my job.”